WEEK-END WEATHER

Dominion, Volume 27, Issue 18, 16 October 1933, Page 8

WEEK-END WEATHER

Variable Conditions The weather in Wellington on Saturday was fair to cloudy, with a fresh to strong and squally north-westerly wind, rising in gusts to 40 miles an hour. The temperature' at 4 p.m. was 58 degrees. The wind died down during the evening, and at 5 a.m. yesterday a light southerly set in. At 11 o’clock this freshened considerably, the sky became overcast, the temperature fell, and rain commenced. At times the rain was heavy, but by about 2 p.m. it ceased, the wind dropped, and the sky became partly clear. The average temperature at 9 a.m. was 56 degrees, and at 4 p.m. 50 degrees. Dull, overcast weather in Auckland on Saturday morning was followed by rain from midday until evening, a light wind changing from north-east to south-east during the.,afternoon. Yesterday the weather was squally and showery, with intervals of sunshine. The weather was warm and sunny in Christchurch on Saturday, with a strong north-west wind in the afternoon. There was a sudden drop in temperature during the night, when the wind changed to the south-west. There were showers during yesterday morning and afternoon. Variable weather prevailed in Dunedin on Saturday and a heavy hail shower fell late in the afternoon. Conditions were again unpleasant, yesterday, with a cold south-west wind and occasional showers.